Nilah Ate the Blog

Illustration, books, and baking… probably

my art

A ghost braids a werewolf girl's hair.

I Woke Up Like This

In early 2020, I left Los Angeles. I’d spent nine years there trying to kickstart my career in animation, but felt like I was getting nowhere. I decided to return to my home state and throw myself into publishing books,…

Digital sketch of a woman with long wavy hair looking down at a small fairy lying in her cupped hands.

A Spark of Life

Well, hi there. I find myself lacking focus when it comes to posting online, particularly with regards to my own art. In the distant past I used Livejournal, then Elfwood and DeviantArt. After that it was Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram,…